Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto WMP55AG del fabbricante Linksys
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Instant Wireless ® Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter Use this guide to install: WMP55AG User Guide.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2003 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless, Linksys, and the Linksys logo ar e register ed trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Micr osoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are r egistered trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation.
T able of Contents C hapter 1: Introduction 1 The Dual-Band W ireless A+G PCI Adapter 1 F eatures 1 Chapter 2: Planning Y our Wir eless Network 2 Netw ork T opolo gy 2 Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mod.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter Chapter 1: Introduction The Linksys Dual-Band W ireless A+G PCI Adapter installs in most desktops and lets you put y our computer almost an yw here in the building, without the cost and hassle of running network cab les.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter Instant Wireless ® Series If the wireless netw ork is relati vel y small and needs to share resources onl y with the other computers on the wireless netw ork, then the ad-hoc mode can be used.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 5 Instant Wireless ® Series 4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter LED Indicators LINK Gr een . The LINK LED lights up w hen there is a wireless netw ork connection. It will flash when there is acti vity .
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 7 Instant Wireless ® Series 6 2. W indows will notify y ou that the driver has not passed W indows Lo go test- ing. This is normal, and it has been verif ied that the Adapter does work with W indo ws XP . Click the Continue An ywa y button.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 3. If WEP is enabled , the screen in Figure 4-8 will appear . Enter the WEP key of y our wireless net- w ork in the Networ k key f ield , and re-enter it in the Conf irm networ k key f ield. Then click Connect , and go to Step 4.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 11 Instant Wireless ® Series 10 2. T o install the Adapter, click the Install button on the W elcome screen. 3. After reading the W ar ranty P olicy , shown in F igure 5-2, click the Next but- ton if you agree, or click the Cancel button to end the installation.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 13 Instant Wireless ® Series 12 6. If you chose Infr astructure Mode , go to Step 7 no w . If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode , the Ad-Hoc Mode Setting screen, sho wn in Figure 5-5, will appear . The channel you choose should match the channel set on the other de vices in your wireless netw ork.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 15 Instant Wireless ® Series 14 1. T ur n off y our desktop PC. 2. Open your PC’ s case, and locate an a vailab le PCI slot on the motherboard. Check with your computer’ s manuf acturer if you need instructions.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter The Link Inf ormation screen displays the Adapter’ s signal strength and link quality information. Click the More inf ormation button for fur ther infor mation about your wireless connection (see F igure 6-4).
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 19 Instant Wireless ® Series 18 The Site Survey screen displa ys a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks a vailab le for connection. SSID - The SSID of the wireless netw ork. T ype - The type of wireless connection.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 21 Instant Wireless ® Series In the WEP Level drop-do wn box, select the lev el of WEP encryption used by the wireless netw ork: 64-bit / 10 hex. characters , 128-bit / 26 hex. charac- ters , or 152-bit / 32 he x. characters (152-bit WEP is only a vailable for 802.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 23 Instant Wireless ® Series Import - Click the Import button to impor t a prof ile that has been sa ved in another location. Select the appropriate f ile, and click the Open button. Export - Select the prof ile you want to sa ve in a different location, and click the Export button.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 25 Instant Wireless ® Series 24 4. The Networ k Mode screen sho ws a choice of tw o netw ork modes. Click the Infrastructur e Mode radio button if you w ant your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired netw ork via an access point.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter P assphrase - Instead of manuall y entering WEP k eys, y ou can enter a Passphrase, so a WEP key is automaticall y generated if you chose 64-bit / 10 hex. characters or 128-bit / 26 hex. characters WEP encr yption. The passphrase is case-sensitiv e and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 29 Appendix A: T roubleshooting This chapter pro vides solutions to problems that ma y occur during the installa- tion and operation of the Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter . Read the descriptions belo w to solve your prob lems.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 31 Instant Wireless ® Series 30 What is Spread Spectrum? Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique de vel- oped by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communica- tions systems.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 33 Instant Wireless ® Series 32 on startup. These instr uctions search for the operating system, load it and pass control to it. CTS ( C lear T o S end) - An RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 35 Instant Wireless ® Series 34 The IEEE fosters the dev elopment of standards that often become national and international standards. The organization publishes a number of journals, has many local chapters, and se veral lar ge societies in special areas, such as the IEEE Computer Society .
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 37 Instant Wireless ® Series 36 PCI ( P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect) - A peripheral bus commonly used in PCs, Macintoshes and w orkstations. It was designed primaril y by Intel and f irst appeared on PCs in late 1993.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter WEP ( W ired E quiv alent P riv acy) - A data privac y mechanism based on a 64- bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11b standard. WINIPCFG - Conf iguration utility based on the W in32 API for quer ying, def ining and managing IP addresses within a netw ork.
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter Dimensions 5.79" x 0.79" x 4.72" (147 mm x 20 mm x 120 mm) Unit Weight 3.6 oz. (0.1 kg) Certifications FCC, CE, IC-03 Operating T emp 32° F to 131° .
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 43 Instant Wireless ® Series 42 Appendix E: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the Dual-Band W ireless A+G PCI Adapter , contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below .
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Linksys WMP55AG è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Linksys WMP55AG - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Linksys WMP55AG imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Linksys WMP55AG ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Linksys WMP55AG, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Linksys WMP55AG.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Linksys WMP55AG. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Linksys WMP55AG insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
